Question : Select the word segment that substitutes (replaces) the bracketed word segment correctly and completes the sentence meaningfully:
Estella had hardly heard the news (after) she began to weep.
Option 1: while
Option 2: well
Option 3: than
Option 4: when
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Correct Answer: when
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
In the sentence, the word after indicates a temporal relationship, suggesting that one action occurred subsequent to another.
In this case, when serves this purpose effectively, indicating that Estella's weeping started immediately or almost immediately upon hearing the news. The use of when maintains the chronological order of events and keeps the sentence's meaning intact.
Therefore, the correct sentence is: Estella had hardly heard the news when she began to weep.
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